The world is changing. There is a digital world now. We do many of our work in the digital world. The concept of cyberspace born at the end of the 1970s is now real. The dreams of the past have become the facts of today. So, when Virtual Reality is your future entertainment world, where will art be? Maybe next Picasso will be an AI, who knows?
Cyberspace. A magic word from the 19th century. Cyberspace is an interconnected technology. The term entered the popular culture from science fiction and the arts. But is now it used by security professionals, governments and militaries. It's sad because I don't want any kind of art or technology to turned into a weapon by some rich group. All of us know Cambridge Analytica shit and how it is bad. Anyway, the word became popular in the 1990s when the uses of the Internet and digital communication. After 1970s, world turning a shit storm, people know how policy can be destructive. So, they liked cyberspace idea and Internet.
The term “cyberspace” first appeared in the visual arts in the late 1960s, when Danish artist Susanne Ussing (1940-1998) and her partner architect Carsten Hoff (b. 1934) constituted themselves as Atelier Cyberspace. Under this name the two made a series of installations and images entitled “sensory spaces” that were based on the principle of open systems adaptable to various influences, such as human movement and the behaviour of new materials. [source]
So, that how is start and now I'm writing this post via a decentralized social media platform after a while Cambridge Analytica storm and maybe I will reward with a few cryptocurrency for this post by users. That is interesting. Because, Cambridge Analytica and all big data mining companies show us how social media can be dangerous. But also there was some kind good version of social media. Like Steemit or any of decentralized social media platforms. I think with Web 3.0 all internet will be transform decentralized version, all online platforms will be run on blockchain. And that will be the new step for evolution of internet. So, yes we can change and save cyberspace, internet and social media culture. But where will art be in this new order?
After Renaissance, societies find a way to create different art. But now we can share and sell our art via internet. So, I think we can say art become a job for some of us. Because of this kind of mutation can we say art's value is low from before? In 1800s art was very valuable and everyone can't see any kind of art piece. It was the symbol of status. Now it changed with internet. So, is it good or bad? Maybe you can think less is more valuable. Maybe not. But I think with blockchain and idea of being decentralization will make art more accessible.